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MACHINE FOR C LEANING WOOL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 292,295, dated January22, 1884. Application filed January 29, 1883. (No model.) Patented inBelgium July 21, 1862, No. 58,538, November .14, 1882, No. 59,653,

and March 28, 1883, No. 60,892; in France July 24, 1882, No.

150,219; in England August 2, 1882, No. 3,675; in Germany September 6,1882, No. 21,582; in Austria-Hungary September 18, 1882, No. 41,904 andNo. 19,122; in Italy November 30, 1882, No. 14,849; in Victoria January11, 1883, No. 3,478; in Spain April 13, 1883; in Cape of Good Hope May22, 1883, No. 243; in

South Australia May 26, 1883, No. 360; in Natal May South Wales August14, 1883.

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Be it known that I, Aneusrn' Faarssn, a resident of Antwerp, Belgium,and a subject of the King of the Belgians, have invented certainImprovements in Machines for Cleaning Wool, of which the following is'aspecification. My invention consists of an improved machine forthoroughly cleaning wool either un' washed or partially Washedandremoving from it all thistles, burrs, and other impurities in theheme, partially combing'out the latter-and preparing it for a thoroughwashingland perfeet carding, as more fully described hereinafter.

In'the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a sideview of the machine;Fig. 2, a longitudinal section thereof. Fig. 3 is a plan view, partially in section; and Fig. 4, atrausverse section on the lines y y,Fig. 1;

Between the side frames, A A, of the machine is mounted a tank, 0 O, forthe reception of the water and the refuse removed from the wool by thecleaning-cy1inders and waterjets from the'pipes mounted above it.

B is an endless feed-apron passing over rollers b and I), the formerbeing mounted in bearings in the side frames, while the roller bfismounted in bearings in extensions a a, adj ustable horizontally on theside frames, to perbut the slack of the apron to be taken up. .Rotarymotion is imparted to the roller 12 to traverse the feed-apron indirection of the arrow, Fig. 2, as hereinafter described, and adjacentto the delivery end of the apron are an ranged two toothed feed-rolls,'O O, mounted in suitable bearings in the frame, and rotated in thedirections of the arrows, Figs. 1 and 2.

' D is a cylinder covered with card teeth or needles, accordin o thecharacter of the wool to'be treated. This inder is .mounted in bearingsin the frame andi vated more rapidly than the feed-rollsin the dire 1ofthe arrow, Fig. 2. Above this cylinder is mounted a doffer-cylinder,.13, provided on its periphery with longitudinal blades and rotated inthe di rection of the arrow at a high speed-say a 1853, No. 5,024; inQueensland August 13,1883,l\"o. 526, and in New ception of the burrs andwaste removed by the doffer from the cylinder D. A second cylinder, G,similar in all respects to-the cylinder D, except that it has finerteeth, and provided, like the cylinder D, with a doffer-cylinder, E, andits receiving-trough S, is also mounted in bearings in the frame torotate in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 2. Between these twocylinders is an intermediate toothed drum, F, also mounted to turn inbearings in the frame in the direction of its arrow, and transfer thefibers from the cylinder D to the cylinder G. On the side of thecylinder G, opposite the drum F, is a rotary brush or doffer, H, which,revolving at a high speed, throws the fibers from, the cylinder G intothe water in the tank 0,-Wheretheimpurities settle down in the tank, thesand and finer impurities passing through the perforated false bottom I.These may be drawn off with the water by opening the cook .90 in thebottom of the tank. At the end of the tank is an overflow, O, andimmediately below this is a sieve-like cleaner or strainer, N. Thisconsists of a frame, of ahexagonal shape in the present instance, asshown in Fig. 3, mounted to turn on a central vertical pivot, a, onbrackets projecting from the end of the tank, so that any one of its,sections or segments may be brought opposite the overflow 0. Eachsection of this frame has a series of parallel bars, a, about amillimeter and a-half. apart, and each bar carries one or two rows ofupwardly-proj ecting wires or blunt needles.

- Immediately'below the section of the sieve N, which is opposite theoverflow, is a frame, I, secured to the end of the tank, and carrying aseries of horizontal fluted rollers, i, gearing into each other. Theserollers are mounted in small square bearings, fitted in horizontal slotsin theside frames, I, and pressed into contact with each other to keepthe rollers t in gear by means of springs i, Fig. 2. The journal of oneof these rollers is extended some distance beyond one of itsbearingblocks, and is provided with a small pulley, j, by which rotarymotion may be imparted to it to drive these rollers.

Immediately over the junction of the feedrollers C O with the cylinder Dis arranged a slotted tube, B, Fig. 2, which throws a sheet or stream ofwater for a purpose described hereinafter. A similar slotted water-tube,R, throws a stream of water onto the edge of the cylinder D, at a pointjust in advance of its junction with the drum F. At the points ofjunction of the drum F and cylinder G, and of the latter with the brushH, are similar water-pipes, R and Rflfrespectively. A per foratedwater-pipe, ll, is also arranged over the sieve N and roller-framc I, tothrow streams of water thereon.

The operation is as follows: The wool, which may be unwashed or may havebeen partially washed, is laid on and spread out over the feed-apron B,which carries it to the feed-ro1ls The latter feed it to the cylinder1), which revolves in the direction of the arrow, and the sheet of waterprojected from the pipe R, in a direction opposite that in which theteeth of the cylinder point, forces the wool down between the said teethand spikes the burrs and impurities thereon, and these latter in turnare thrown off the cylinder D by the rapidly-revolving doffer E into thereceiving trough S. 'When the wool, carried round by the cylinder D,comes nearly to the point of junction with the toothed drum F, the sheetof water projected from the slotted pipe It removes or loosens thefibers from the teeth of the cylinder D, so that they are taken by thedrum F. The fibres are transferred from the latter to the cylinder G,and the burrs and lumps not already removed are spiked on the teeth ofthis cylinder by the sheet of water from the pipe It, and are thencethrown by the doffer E into the trough S. The stream of water from thepipe It loosens the fibers from the teeth of the cylinder G, so that thesaid fibers are thrown by the rapidly-revolving brush H into the waterin the tank 0. The fibers then float off at the overflow 0 onto thespiked frame N, and are there forced down among the needles and thefluted rollers i c by the streams of water from the pipe It. Theserollers draw the fibers rapidly through and feed them into a suitablereceptacle. In the passage of the wool through this sieve, any burrs orlumps which have not already been removed will be left on the points ofthe needles or between the bars, from which they may be removed by abrush or other suitable means.

In some cases the second cylinder, G, with its dofier E, trough S, pipes11' and R and the intermediate drum, F, may be dispensed with, and insuch case the brush II will be arranged adjacent to the cylinder D,instead of thecylinder G, as will be readily understood.

' Although I do not confine myself to any particular means of operatingor driving the movable parts of the machine which I have describedabove, I have illustrated and will now describe an arrangement ofgearing which may be employed for the purpose.

Motion is imparted to the shaft F of the drum F by a belt passing overapulley, v, and at the opposite end of the shaft is a pinion, 1,gcaring'into a spur-wheel, 2, Fig. et, mounted on a stud, 3, on theframe. Formed in one piece with this spur-wheel is a pulley, 4, overwhich passes a belt to a pulley, 5, on the axis of the cylinder D. Theopposite end 'of this axis is ,provided with a pair of pulleys, 6 7 Fig.3, over one of which passes a belt to the pulley 8 on the end of theaxis of the cylinder G, Fig. 1. The second pulley, 7, transmits motionby a belt to a pulley, 9, on a countershaft, K, which in turn transmitsmotion to the apron 13 by a belt passing over a pulley, 10, and apulley, 11, on the roller 1). The feed-rollers O 0 receive their motionfrom the roller b through gearing 12, 13, and 14, Fig. 3, at theopposite side of the machine. The doffcrs E E and brush II receive theirmotion from a counter-shaft, K, which is driven by a belt from a pulley,c, on the shaft F, Fig. 1. A belt, passing over a pulley, 15, Figs. 2and 3, on the end of the shaft K, transmits motion to a small pulley,16, on the shaft of the doffer E, Fig. 3, and the dofi'er E is drivenfrom the latter by means of a crossed belt,'Fig. 1. A belt from thepulley 17 on the counter-shaft K transmits motion to a pulley, 18, onthe brush H, and motion is transmitted from this same shaft K to thepulley j, through belts and pulleys 19, Fig. 1.

I claim as my invention 1. Two toothed cylinders and mechanism forrotating the same with their teeth in contact, in combination with awater-pipe adjacent to thefpoint of junction of the two cylinders, andadapted to project a stream of water at that point to assist in thetransfer of the fibers from the teeth of one cylinder to those of theother, all substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of a frame having projecting teeth, and devices forfeeding wool or other fibers thereto, with a pipe adapted to project astream of water onto the teeth in a direction opposite to that in whichthey point, whereby the lumps in the wool will be spiked on the teethand the fibers forced down between the teeth, all substantially asdescribed.

3. The combination of feed rolls and a toothed cylinder, D, with a pipe,R, adapted to force a stream of water onto the cylinder D against thepoints of its teeth, a doifer-cylinder, and mechanism for operating thecylinders and rolls, substantially as specified.

4. The combination of feed rolls and a toothed cylinder, D, with aslotted pipe, It, a dofl'er-cylinder, E, a pipe, R, a" roll or drum totake off the fibers from the cylinder D, and mechanism for operating thecylinders and rolls, substantially as described.

5. The combination of a frame of spaced IIO bars, each having projectingteeth, with a to withdraw the fibers from between the bars, 10 pipeadapted to throw streams of water against substantially as described.the points of said teeth, as set forth. In testimony whereof Ihavesigned my name 6. The combination of a frame of spaced to thisspecification in the presence of two 5 bars, each having projectingteeth, and a pipe subscribing witnesses. I

adapted to throw streams of water against the -AUGTE. 'FRAYSSE. pointsof said teeth, with devices for feeding Witnesses:

wool or other fibers onto said frame, and roil- JOHN B. STEUART. ers z',and mechanism for operating the same,'l Gnstr u n BIEBUYCK.

